#pholcidae

[saritazoo]

A new Animal Fictions vs Animal Facts, just in time for Halloween!

Did you hear this myth growing up? Which type of animal was your “daddy longlegs”?

[herpsandbirds]

i found this little guy behind my cat’s litter box a while ago, assumed it was a daddy long legs, and let it be. now taking a closer look at it i’m not so sure, especially since i noticed it had made a web, which daddy long legs don’t do. i’m now thinking it’s some kind of cellar spider. what do you think? (southwest ohio)

Spider ID - OH, USA:

From the quality of the photos, I am not confident that I can make an accurate ID to species.

You are correct, this is not a Harvestman (Daddy-long-legs), order Opiliones.

I agree that this is a Cellar Spider (aka Daddy Long Legs Spider), family Pholcidae. Check out this page...

cellar spiders (Family Pholcidae) | spidersrule

[lupineshieldmaiden]

saw this gorgeous cellar spider and her babies today >⩊<

[ichbineinkriechend]

[ID: Two pictures of a cellar spider (Zitterspinne, Pholcidae) running around on the headboard of a bed. End ID]

[arachnophanatic]

Cellar spider (family Pholcidae) and her eggs!

[thepastelwaifu]

spotted a daddy long leg spider [Pholcidae] on the stem of queen anne's lace (wild carrot!) [Daucus carota]. i almost missed him; he was blending in so well!

[wespenmaedchen]

Long-Bodied Cellar Spider (Große Zitterspinne, Pholcus phalangioides). This species is synanthropic, it lives indoors usually on the ceiling.

[baronvonriktenstein]

AAAAAAAAA look what @pholcidae got me for my upcoming birthday!!

HE'S SO CUTE